Luca slumped down, his head on my thigh as I panted for breath. Ben chuckled, which made Luca whine. I could imagine why.
Ben pressed his forehead between Luca’s shoulder blades and just breathed in the scent of sex and us for a while. Then he pulled out and headed to the bathroom.
We’d changed the bathroom so that the door was on the inside of our room instead of in the hallway. It had come in handy several times already.
The bathroom between Carys and Rian’s rooms was now just Carys and Lina’s, and Rian and Holden had a brand new one in theirs—Holden had tried to protest but Rian had told him it was nonnegotiable. The renovations had been extensive and expensive, but—“What are you thinking about?” Luca murmured, still sounding barely conscious.
“Renovations,” I blurted out the truth.
He laughed then nuzzled my cock that tried to rally immediately. “You want to keep doing that or add a load in me?”
It was safe to say I forgot all about the house for a good while.
Luca and I started to go on little adventures in town. He wanted to “assimilate.” Which was his way of saying he wanted to get the locals used to having him around.
He was friendly to everyone who came to say hi and even took some photos with a few fans, but he asked them not to post them online just in case. We didn’t need a bunch of bored, desperate paparazzi to come calling, after all.
We went to the next town over, Warren, for some second-hand shopping and the bookstore. Then, after Luca was fully relaxed there, too, we went to the movie theater with Ben, just to get out a little more.
One night we were all watching the first Jurassic Park film in the backyard—the projector had been an excellent idea. Kye called bathroom break, and then when those who needed it came back from inside, Ben looked around and laughed.
“Guys, it’s Friday night. We’re sitting here all happy and having fun.” When we looked at him quizzically, he gestured at all of us. “We’re such fucking homebodies, which is awesome given everything we’ve been through.”
Luca chuckled, seeing the humor immediately. “Well my life has certainly changed. And for the better, might I add.”
Rian nodded rapidly. “It’s not that long ago when a Friday night for Brodie and I would’ve been spent at some kink party or other.”
I’d already forgotten about that, even though I knew some kink was still a part of both of their lives with their respective partners.
“I’ve never been into partying. I leave that to my brother,” Lina deadpanned.
Carys kissed her cheek. “And I’m glad.” Carys had seen too much already. I didn’t blame her for wanting to stay at home most of the time. “But next time anyone’s going to the movies, count me in!”
“How about we concentrate on the one we’re watching right now, first?” Kye asked, handed the massive popcorn bucket he’d refreshed inside to Brodie, and settled on the extra large beanbag chair next to him.
Holden pressed play and soon we were all completely engrossed by the story.
“Ithink I want to study psychology,” I said quietly.
Luca turned his head where he was lounging in the sun next to me on the little platform we’d built at the swimming hole for sunbathing purposes.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah.” I sighed and turned to lean on my elbow. “I don’t know more than that yet, but it feels right.”
He rolled over to mirror my pose. “If it feels right, then it’s worth trying out. If you find out something else that seems more you, then you change it up.”
I leaned closer to kiss him. After a moment of making out, we continued to sunbathe.
He hummed under his breath again. I’d started to pick up more and more complete melodies in these moments.
“That’s new, isn’t it?” I asked after a while.
“Huh?”
“The song.”
“Oh. It is.”
